One of the best games in Mira's collegiate career came in the 1962 Gotham Bowl against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Despite playing in twenty-degree weather in front of fewer than a thousand fans at Yankee Stadium, Mira threw for 321 yards, a Miami school record at the time, and was named the bowl game's most valuable player. Despite Mira's efforts, the Cornhuskers won, 36-34.